Informal Agencies of Socialization and the Integration of Immigrant Youth into Society: An Example from Israel

The Youth Village: A Multicultural Approach to Residential Education and Care for Immigrant Youth in Israel

“…Empirical evidence has shown that youth villages have a great potential for enhancing immigrant youth's absorption and for facilitating their integration in the host society (Benbenisty & Zeira, 2008;DavidsonArad, 2010;Kahane, 1986;Kahane & Rapoport, 1990;Kashti, Grupper, & Shlasky, 2008). The assumption is that "living in school" in group-care settings is profitable for all adolescents who take part in these social interactions, including native Israeli adolescents who join such programs because of family problems or a lack of resources in their local communities.…”

Immigrant Women's Identity and Integration: Liverpool, "The World in One City"

“…The identity of an immigrant is the result of a complex procedure that is generated by the transition from one culture to another. This transition frequently causes a sense of crisis and requires readjustments that effect personal and communal identity (Kahane 1986). Therefore immigrants' identity depends not only on nationality but also on personal approaches to the changing environment.…”

Tutorial relations — The dynamics of social contract and personal trust

“…In an attempt to delineate the nature of informal tutoring, we introduce four structural dimensions of informal organizations: voluntarism, moratorium, symmetry, and multiplexity (for a model of informal organizations, see Kahane, 1975Kahane, , 1986Rapoport & Kahane, 1988).…”

“…Though it is the tutee who is defined as underresourced in certain spheres, the tutor, too, has something to gain from the tutoring relation. For example, when the tutor is a new immigrant, the tutee can offer help in absorbing the new culture and language (Kahane, 1986). Since symmetry fosters the perception of equivalency in capabilities, it minimizes coercion, enhances the development of trust, and improves the self-image of all parties concerned.…”